The Islands of Koh Mak & Koh Chang (Gulf of Thailand): 20-27th January 2011
These are two wonderful islands in the Gulf of Thailand, both of which we have previously visited. We headed straight to Koh Chang on arrival at Bangkok airport where we caught a shuttle bus to the public bus terminal and, after a marathon flight of 14 hours with a transit in Abu Dhabi, caught a public bus down to the port (about 4.5 hours) to catch the 40 minute ferry to Koh Chang.
We met up with Laz and Dave who were already ensconced in their plush hotel. We...

WARNING: This post contains text and pictures of an explicity idyllic nature!
Yes, we apologise wholeheartedly to those of you freezing and windswept back in the UK. There's not much we can say to alleviate the misery of the cold, dark and gloom of a January day in Britain. As the old cliche goes - we wish you were here, and I expect you do, too. Fortunately for our friends Liz and Baz, they were able to swap Ilkley Moor for Laos and Thailand and, as they only had three weeks, Alan and I decided to give them a rest from 'Backpacker...